HISTORY

The Lord Companies, L.L.C. began in 1985 as a real estate investment and development firm through the acquisition of
commercial and residential properties. In 1986, the company expanded to the following four core businesses:

Tenant Brokerage:  we represent national, regional, and local tenants and go beyond the standard brokerage services
by offering:


Developer/Landlord Site Brokerage:  we represent large and small companies, REIT’s, banks, and investors. We
successfully market properties to national and local tenants, as well as the qualified brokerage community. We provide
clients with:


The Lord Companies Investments: owns and manages commercial and residential properties in the City of Chicago.
The company’s extensive nineteen years experience in property management allows us to further understand the needs
of our clients and provide proven strategies to meet those changing needs.

The Lord Companies Consulting: was created in 1988 to meet the needs of a restructuring commercial real estate
industry. The company consults on real estate acquisitions, disposals, developments, investments, asset management
and financial restructuring. Our expertise in real estate issues includes tax analysis, forecasting, reduction strategies,
and protesting tax bills. Our clientele includes large banks, Fortune 500 corporations, developers, and private real estate
investors.
The Lord Companies Commercial Brokerage represents both tenants and developers and landlords.

In 1994, the partners of The Lord Companies, L.L.C. began providing site design/budgeting and development consulting
to developers of new retail and mixed-use projects. The company now provides this service to many of Chicago’s
largest mid-size developers, REIT’s, investors, and institutions.

With nineteen years experience in the fields of tenant representation, site representation, building management,
development and consulting, our company brings superior, unmatched, “value-added” services to our clients.
1033 W. Van Buren, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois, 60607, Phone: 312.944.6270, Fax: 312.944.3759
THE LORD COMPANIES, L.L.C.